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Léonard G, Choinière M, Lavigne G, et al. The Canadian Pain Society: A historical perspective. Can J Pain. 2020;4(1):247-251doi: 10.1080/24740527.2020.1810002.
Léonard, G., Choinière, M., Lavigne, G., & Sessle, B. J. (2020). The Canadian Pain Society: A historical perspective. Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur, 4(1), 247-251. https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2020.1810002
Léonard, Guillaume, et al. "The Canadian Pain Society: A historical perspective." Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur vol. 4,1 (2020): 247-251. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2020.1810002
Léonard G, Choinière M, Lavigne G, Sessle BJ. The Canadian Pain Society: A historical perspective. Can J Pain. 2020 Oct 06;4(1):247-251. doi: 10.1080/24740527.2020.1810002. PMID: 33987503; PMCID: PMC7951152.
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Can J Pain. 2020 Oct 06;4(1):247-251. doi: 10.1080/24740527.2020.1810002.

The Canadian Pain Society: A historical perspective.

Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur

Guillaume Léonard, Manon Choinière, Gilles Lavigne, Barry J Sessle

Affiliations

  1. École de réadaptation, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Centre de recherche sur le vieillissement du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie-Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada.
  2. Département d'anesthésiologie et de médecine de la douleur, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
  3. Faculté de médecine dentaire, Université de Montréal, Centres de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal du CIUSSS Nord de l'Île de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
  4. Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, and Centre for the Study of Pain, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 33987503 PMCID: PMC7951152 DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2020.1810002

Abstract

This article reviews the major features and events that have characterized the 40-year history of the Canadian Pain Society/Société canadienne de la douleur, which is a chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). The review first describes its early formative years in the 1970s as eastern and western chapters of IASP and then its evolution as a Canada-wide chapter and society. Also highlighted is the formulation in this period of its purpose to foster pain research, education, and management and the many activities in which the Society has been engaged to reinforce this purpose over the ensuing decades. These include its annual scientific meetings and the establishment of publications, guidelines, and other educational material as well as awards to support research and trainees. Many of these activities have included engagement with key partners who have also collaborated with the Society in national and international advocacy for pain. The review also outlines some of the features and factors underpinning the Society's national and international reputation and impact resulting from the many contributions that its members have made to the advances in pain research, education, and management over the past 40 years. The review concludes by noting that by way of its rich history and its past and present experiences, the Society is well positioned to continue its many activities and contributions to address the many challenges still facing the pain field in Canada and around the world.

© 2020 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Keywords: Canada; education; history; management; pain; research; society

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